Black Eyed Peas at Bumbershoot 2009, Seattle. Simon Kear photo
Response to Black Eyed Peas Superbowl 45 show swings from “OMG!” to “WTF?”
Black Eyed Peas Superbowl 45 attempts to please everyone, and only succeeds in pleasing your mom:
Black Eyed Peas, pop band and intergalactic crime fighters according to their stylist, attempted a Superbowl 45 halftime show that would measure up to past performances by people like U2, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who. You know, bands with careers.
In their attempt, Black Eyed Peas did everything they could, from lowering special guest-star Usher down by a rope to having Slash (or maybe a Slash imitator, it’s hard to tell under that ridiculous hat) rise up onstage for a version of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” that was worse than your aunt’s karaoke attempt. In fact Fergie, who took “lead vocals” (being charitable here) on the song, was obviously lip-syncing the whole time.
The whole thing ended with what looked a soda-pop commercial, with single-coloured figures forming the word “love” on the stadium floor, shortly before 300-lb American meatheads began pounding the living crap out of each other.
Oh well, I guess when you reach mega-star status, as Black Eyed Peas have, you dispense with logic, irony or common-sense, power up your Green Lantern ring and hope for the best.
Top Ten Favourite Tweets During the Black Eyed Peas Halftime Show at the Super Bowl:
Cara Davis, on her blog Milk in the Mashed Potatoes, posted her Top Ten Favourite Tweets During the Black Eyed Peas Halftime Show at the Super Bowl:
10. @firesideint
Is that magic shell on his head?
9. @scribblepotemus
The world needs LO E.
8. @BeckyTennille
My twitter feed is a lot more entertaining than this halftime show right now…
7. @scribblepotemus
They just became carebears.
6. @cameronstrang
I’m so embarrassed, I just bought the same plastic hair helmet as will.i.am. Now I can’t wear it.
Black Eyed Peas perform at Superbowl 45 halftime show. Getty Images
5. @voppa
Half time show sponsored by Tron? #SB11
4. @petejuvinall
The sound guy is apparently asleep at the superbowl
3. @RealitySteve
Fergies futuristic costume proved exactly what I already knew: She’s gonna look beat in the future too.
2. @nathanmichaelis
by @xo_azuree
Wait?! Am I watching The Black Eyed Peas or a horrible trailer of Tron.
1. @fleurdeleigh
Where can I get those shoulder pads Fergie is wearing? Think they’re perfect for me. #BEP #halftime
However, we actually think one of ours is missing:
@guttersniped Did Julie Taymor direct this? #halftime #superbowl #BEP
Black Eyed Peas – how many people are in the band, exactly?
Immediately following the performance Dan Moore, in SB Nation St. Louis, wrote:
“Microphone problems and a weirdly low mix couldn’t, unfortunately, keep the Black Eyed Peas from descending from the Cowboys Stadium rafters and headlining the 2011 Super Bowl Halftime Show. will.i.am somehow managed to miss some notes that were explicitly autotuned; Fergie sang an impossibly brassy version of Sweet Child Of Mine with Slash, who didn’t have anything else going on; and the other two Black Eyed Peas continued to confound people who weren’t sure how many Black Eyed Peas there were. But the major take-home from the halftime show was just how much the Peas loved TRON: Legacy.
“From field-dancers in light-up bodysuits to the transforming body-armor of will.i.am and—I looked it up—apl.de.ap and especially Taboo, it was clear that the Peas are major Jeff Bridges fans. I can’t blame them for that, but I can blame them for “Boom Boom Pow”, “I Gotta Feeling”, and “Let’s Get It Started.” “My Humps”, shockingly, was left on the cutting-room floor.
“Usher was another special guest, getting his own enormous team of Usher-like dancers, which were not wearing light-up bodysuits. He did have to sing “Oh My Gosh” instead of “Oh My God”, a reminder that we still live in a post-Janet Jackson world.”
First clue to how well the “entertainment” would be was that horrendous rendition of God Bless America. And then, low and behold, did Ms. A not only sing the wrong words but hit some ugly notes? Sure enough, the Black Eyed Peas did not bless my ears with anything slightly geared toward other than hip hop of a sorts. And what was the humping on on that alleged Slash thingy about? Much rather watch the commercial free-for-all (loved the dogs) and forget about half time next year.
Well, your comments about other things in the Superbowl leave me to believe you should have turned it off. The best thing about the experience is the BEP. Dubbed or not, it was good. Unless you are 5, pleasing your “mom” is a poor discription. I lved it. It was far better than Maroon (sp?) singing off-key or Christina Agulara forgetting the words to a song that we all have sung since we were born, and is the most important to know Yea it was a little showy, but that is what makes entertainment. Sounds like you don’t like much of anything . Too bad, your world mus be pretty sad.
FORGET THE GAME AND COMMERCIALS!!! that was the most awesome,amazing and jaw dropping performance EVER! without a doubt BEP amazed and electrific the atmosphere in DALLAS STADIUM.I could feel the excitement at my house.NOT ONLY THE BEST SUPER BOWL PERFORMANCE BUT 2ND ALL-TIME TO MICHEAL JACKSONS MOTOWN 25 PERFORMANCE. BEST SUPERBOWL PERFORMANCE EVER WISH THEY COULDA PLAY IN LAST YEAR SUPER BOWL WHEN MY SAINTS WON BECAUSE THE STEELERS\packers game SUCKED!
That halftime show was worst ever!! Does anyone even ike the black eyed peas…they should have broken up in 2005. They suck huge!!!
@melinda shut uppp. THE BLACK EYED PEAS ARE AWE-SOME-NESS!
..looked like “Tron – Legacy”….except “Tron – Legacy” had GOOD music in it….